"Crémant d'Alsace, a best buy." Top 5 Page for this destination Alsace Local Custom Tip by breughel

Among French sparkling wines the "Crémant d'Alsace" is a best buy.
Nearly as good as Champagne at one third of its price.
A good Crémant d'Alsace will cost 7 - 9 € in the shops while standard Champagne will cost about 25 €.

The Crémant d'Alsace is made using the traditional method (bottle fermentation) as for Champagne.
The "cépage" (grape type) is mostly Pinot Blanc but other grapes from Alsace such as Riesling and Pinot Gris may be used in combination.

You can of course drink this sparkling wine as "apéritif" but you can also drink it with all sort dishes, certainly "choucroute garnie". Should be served "frappé" at 5 - 7° C.
In an Alsatian restaurant a bottle crémant turns around 20 -25 €. For a glass as aperitif 4 -5 €.

My preference goes to the "Brut" (only Pinot Blanc) or "Prestige" (Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Riesling) or Brut Pinot Gris from Wolfberger located in the nice village of Eguisheim.
You can buy them at their cellar and shop in Eguisheim, 6 Grand Rue.
Prices 7 - 9 €/ 75 cl.

As they export to Belgium I find their crémants at home in the large shops but it is a greater pleasure to buy them at their cellar in Eguisheim where you will get a good advice for your choice.

To my American friends who have a preference for Chardonnay type wines I would suggest the Wolfberger CHARDONNAY crémant, millésime 2006, which got a silver medal for sparkling wines.